Tool to give folder sizes, date created

[ell]

Hi I am using a small ssd in one of my machines and am having trouble finding the source of the shrinking size, I've deleted restore points, CCleaner, disk cleanup. I'd like to find a tool that would show more about the files stats of the drive. Anybody know of a good one?

 

[sapphirescales]

SpaceSniffer

 

[GTP]

Windirstat? WizTree? Treesize?
If its Win 10 try Win Key + R and type "storage"

 

[ell]

SpaceSniffer

thanks!

 

[ell]

Windirstat? WizTree? Treesize?
If its Win 10 try Win Key + R and type "storage"

got an error "windows cannot find storage"

 

[TAPtech]

got an error "windows cannot find storage"

Just hit the start button and start typing "storage" it should be the first thing that pops up.

 

[fencepost]

Wiztree is my preferred. Speedy because of MFT and just plain works.

If you look in %windir%\Temp and find a bunch of cab_ files, go to %windir%\logs\CBS and delete any log files larger than 2GB. Windows is trying to compress those, but the compression file format can't handle input files > 2GB so it dies, leaving those cab_ files behind in the temp directory.

Also, hit the Start button and type "Cleanup" then right-click and Run As Administrator to be able to clear out a bunch of Windows Update files.

 

[PCS]

Treesize for me

 

[Diggs]

Dropbox is renowned for hiding deletions. They say they keep for only 30 days but I swear I've seen it much longer. I can't remember what is was that made cleaning out the deleted cache so hard in Dropbox.

 

[Go-To Gordon]

windirstat

 

[Go-To Gordon]

If you look in %windir%\Temp and find a bunch of cab_ files, go to %windir%\logs\CBS and delete any log files larger than 2GB. Windows is trying to compress those, but the compression file format can't handle input files > 2GB so it dies, leaving those cab_ files behind in the temp directory.

Just had a client with this issue/bug! 6 year old WIndows 7 install and the CBS folder was 95+gb!

 

[Your PCMD]

If its Win 10 try Win Key + R and type "storage"

You cheeky man you.

 

[ell]

You cheeky man you.

tried that, I just get an error "windows cannot find storage"

 

[Your PCMD]

tried that, I just get an error "windows cannot find storage"

I know. @Barcelona was being sarcastic. You should use windirstat

 

[ell]

I know. @Barcelona was being sarcastic. You should use windirstat

LOL like text messaging, can't always tell